Day-Use Permit Extension

Background:

Twenty-five Oregon state parks charge a daytime parking fee. The cost is $5 a day, $30 for a 12-month permit, and $50 for a 24-month permit. The 12 and 24-month permits are valid through the end of the month one or two years after purchase, respectively. A parking permit is not a guarantee any particular park will be open or have parking space when a visitor arrives.

When a 12 or 24-month parking permit is purchased, a hole is physically punched into the item to mark the month it will expire.

The state park system was closed to all public use from March 23 to May 6, and will not substantially re-open to day-use until the week of May 11. Past closures have affected a couple parks at a time for short periods, so the perceived value of an annual parking permit was not dramatically diminished. To maintain good customer relations, prevent the need for complicated refunds, and to acknowledge the inconvenience of park closures, the expiration dates for current 12 and 24-month parking permits will be extended.

Decision:

Two months will be added to all 12 and 24-month state park parking permits currently valid and in circulation. This extension applies to 12-month permits purchased starting in March 2019, and 24-month permits purchased starting in March 2018.

12-month day-use parking permits

Purchased in

Expires the last day of

March 2019

May 2020

April 2019

June 2020

May 2019

July 2020

June 2019

August 2020

July 2019

September 2020

August 2019

October 2020

September 2019

November 2020

October 2019

December 2020

November 2019

January 2021

December 2019

February 2021

January 2020

March 2021

February 2020

April 2021

March 2020

May 2021

April 2020

June 2021

24-month day-use parking permits

Purchased in

Expires the last day of

March 2018

May 2020

April 2018

June 2020

May 2018

July 2020

June 2018

August 2020

July 2018

September 2020

August 2018

October 2020

September 2018

November 2020

October 2018

December 2020

November 2018

January 2021

December 2018

February 2021

January 2019

March 2021

February 2019

April 2021

March 2019

May 2021

April 2019

June 2021

May 2019

July 2021

June 2019

August 2021

July 2019

September 2021

August 2019

October 2021

September 2019

November 2021

October 2019

December 2021

November 2019

January 2022

December 2019

February 2022

January 2020

March 2022

February 2020

April 2022

March 2020

May 2022

April 2020

June 2022

Any 12 or 24-month pass purchased in May 2020 or later will expire normally.

Public statement:

Day use parking permits are required at 25 of Oregon’s state parks. Daily parking permits cost $5, but some people purchase 12 and 24-month parking permits. Because the state park system was closed from March 23, 2020 until mid-May, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department has decided to extend the duration of the long-term permits purchased before the closure began. For 24-month parking permits purchased March 2018 to April 2020, and 12-month permits purchased from March 2019 to April 2020, the expiration date marked on the permit shifts forward two months. Whatever expiration month is marked on permits purchased in April 2020 or earlier, add two months.

Example: a 24-month parking permit purchased in March 2018 would normally expire the end of March 2020, but will instead expire the end of May 2020. A 12-month parking permit purchased in January 2020 would normally expire in January 2021, but will instead expire in March 2021.

There’s no need for you to physically alter your permit. Our rangers will handle this change by doing the math.

Approval:

The estimated value of this extension is $227,000. This extension is granted under authority of 736-015-0035 (1) (b). This decision was signed on May 12, 2020 by Oregon Parks and Recreation Director Lisa Sumption.